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Journal of Computational Innovations and Engineering Applications 6(1) 2021: 1–9

The Adoption and Inhibition of Robotics

Technology in the Philippines
Jo-Ann Magsumbol, Ronnie Concepcion II, Alvin Culaba, Elmer Dadios

Abstract 6% higher as compared to the previous year. The average

Robotics significantly impacts the way we live
and work nowadays. It will positively and negatively
disrupt every sector of our society, economy, and the
industry. Robotics will definitely transform lives, work
practices, raise efficiency and safety levels, improve
the quality of service, and create new jobs. Its impact
will grow over time as well as the interaction between
robots and human beings. However, the adoption of
technology has also disadvantages to the workforce as
human resources are needed to be trained for this new
industrial capability. With these, the government need
to provide initiatives to combat the negative effect of
robotics.
Keywords — Fourth industrial revolution; robotics
adoption; robot density; robot diffusion; Philippines
I. Introduction
global robot density is 99 robots per 10,000 workers.
Statistics shows that in the manufacturing industry,
Singapore, which has 831 robots per 10,000 workers leads
the robotics adoption worldwide. It is followed by South
Korea and Germany with 774 and 338 robots respectively
[3]. Philippines started its robotic adoption in the middle
of 2016 with 3 robots and have increasing number of
applications in different sectors such as agriculture, bomb
disposal, and aerial monitoring [4]. With the dawning of
Industry 4.0, also known as Fourth Industrial Revolution
(FIRe), intelligent robots will eventually upgrade every
sector of the society especially the ones with low adoption
of robotics technology. Countries that will prioritize less the
robotics adoption in their industry has a high tendency to
be left behind in the global economy as robots are known
in speeding up repetitive processes in manufacturing plants
especially in assembly production.
Technological innovation led robotics to take part
in various industries wherein robotic segments include
industrial robots and automation, non-industrial robotics,

R obotics is one of the very promising technologies
that could disrupt the way we live nowadays. It will
alter the quality of life, productivity, security, salary, and
competition of manufacturing firms in terms of production
efficiency [1]. According to Oxford dictionary, robot is a
machine that has the ability to do multiple and complex
tasks automatically and is programmed in a computer.
It is a field of study which includes mechanics, physics,
mathematics, control engineering, electronics, and
computer science. [2]
According to International Federation of Robotics,
the global robotic system installation is around 422, 271
units, amounting to $50B in 2018 which is equivalent to
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De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
1
jo-ann_magsumbol@dlsu.edu.ph,
2
ronnie_concepcionii@dlsu.edu.ph2,
3
alvin.culaba@dlsu.edu.ph,
4
elmer.dadios@dlsu.edu.ph
unmanned vehicles and drones, and artificial intelligence
[5]. Robotics can provide solution to reverse the decline
of productivity in manufacturing economical products
[6]. Although, high adoption rate has already taken place
in developed counties, still, there are several problems
encountered by new implementers of this technology such
as high cost of initial robot implementation, technical
training of personnel, system maintenance, and fear
of job displacement. Therefore, to increase the robotic
system adoption, it is vital for the government to take the
initiatives to provide information the benefit of utilizing
the said technology. In the same manner, provide necessary
policies, laws and tax incentives for companies that will
embrace robotics technology.
The goal of this study is to present the current status
of robotics technology adoption in the Philippines and
its impact to the economy, industry, employment, and
society.

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technology. In the same manner, provide necessary policies, laws and tax incentives for companies that will embrace robotics

technology.

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adapted robotics technology in their industrial mainstream [1]
Fig. 3. 2018 Annual installation of industrial robots exhibited by leading countries which adapted robotics technology in

US has updated their roadmap, entitled “National Robotics Roadmap: From Internet to Robo
The Adoption and Inhibition of Robotics Technology in the Philippines Jo-Ann Magsumnol, et. al.
US has updated their roadmap, entitled “National
Robotics Roadmap: From Internet to Robotics”, where its
target is to support their manufacturing industry [13]. In
2014, Japan has launched its national goal of “new industrial
revolution driven by robots,” whereas Korea has “Intelligent
Robot Development and Promotion Act” [14]. retail and manufacturing sectors has 3.4 and 2.4 million
ASEAN region has been experiencing tremendous
economic growth in the past several years, and it is
forecasted that in 2050 this region will be the fourth strongest
economy of the world. The adoption of ASEAN 4.0 in their
respective countries is one of the major factors for this
economic boost. The result of this technology adoption is an
approximated annual economic gain of USD 216 to USD 627
by 2025. In 2018, Malaysia, introduced the “Industry4ward
Policy” where its government has initiated an Industry
Digitalization Transformation Fund amounting to RM 3
billion for automation and modernizations of manufacturing
facilities. Thailand has its 5 S-Curve industries namely
digital, robotics and automation, aviation and logistics,
biofuels, and biochemical, and medical hub. Also, Indonesia
has its version of Industry 4.0, called “Making Indonesia
4.0”, which focuses in five areas of economies: food and
drinks, automotive, textile, electronics, and chemicals. [15].
In Vietnam, robot industry is very young, but has a great
opportunity of expansion for adopters [16]. Singapore, one
of the strong adopters of robotics technology, financially
supported the National Robotics Programme (NRP) for a
three-year period in which a USD d450 million was given
to NRP to encourage the implementation and improvement
of robotics in the following sectors: healthcare, construction,
manufacturing and logistics [17].
Table 1 shows the summary of robots density in the South
East Asian region with corresponding government efforts in
the adoption of robotics technology.
B. Local Domain
The Philippines is a novice in the robotics technology
and as a new adopter, its impacts and outcomes are expected
Table 1
Robot Density of Southeast Asian Countries and Government Initiatives for its Implementation in
Agriculture, Medical, Transportation, and Manufacturing Industries
ASEAN Country Government Program
Singapore National Robotics Programme
Malaysia Industry4ward Policy
Thailand 5-S Curve
Indonesia Making Indonesia 4.0
Philippines Inclusive Innovation Industrial Strategy (i3s)
3
be noticeable in a decade time. Mc Kinsey Global Institute
(MGI) states that around 48% of workers’ tasks, roughly
18.2 million jobs, are automated. In the Philippines, the
biggest contributor of this automation is the agriculture
sector, and this is equivalent to 6 million jobs. Also,
automatable jobs, respectively. Figure 4 shows the sectors
of the Philippine economy that is a potential for automation
[18]. The agriculture, forestry, and hunting sector has the
highest number of non-automatable jobs and on the other
hand, together with manufacturing, transportation and
warehousing, finance and insurance, real estate and rental
and leasing they exhibited an index value greater than 1
which signifies the ratio of automatable and non-automatable
jobs.
Philippines government has been aggressively supporting
digitization efforts, and one of this is through “Inclusive
Innovation Industrial Strategy (i3s)” program. The goal
of this project is to improve the quality of the industrial,
agricultural, logistics, and commercial segment of the
economy [19].
According to Harmonized National Research and
Development Agenda (HNRDA) 2017 – 2022 of the
Department of Science and Technology, from Section IV
of the framework which covers the Industry, Energy and
Emerging Technology, robotics is an emerging technology
[20]. The said project is in connection with “AmBisyon Natin
2040,” having three pillars: Malasakit (enhancing the social
fabric), Pagbabago (reducing inequality) and Kaunlaran
(increasing potential growth). Robotics diffusion is anchored
under the pillar of “Kaunlaran” [21]. The government had
integrated the Agenda 2030, the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) which is also known as the Global Goals
and the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017 -2022.
SDGs have two principles: sustainable development and no
one left behind. It is a 15-years program with 17 goals, 169
targets and 232 indicators. The ninth agenda of this program
is Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, where robotics
technology comes into picture [22].
Robot Density in Manufacturing (As of 2018)
488
34
45
5
3
 real estate and rental and leasing they exhibited an index value greater than 1 which signifies

automatable jobs.
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Fig. 4. Sectors of the Philippine economy that have potential for automation [18]

Fig. 4. Sectors of the Philippine economy that have potential for automation [18]
In health care, robots have changed the way medical
II. Applications of Robotics
practices and procedures are executed. These robots are
RoboticsPhilippines government
is one of the emerging has been
technologies of theaggressively
now being usedsupporting
in intensivedigitization efforts,
care unit (ICU), commonand one of thi
Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIRe). It is used for doing room, and surgery. It is also utilized in laboratories to gather
boring, hazardous, and unclean industrial tasks [23]. Robots specimen samples and transport where it is needed. The da
Industrial Strate gy (i3s)” program.
can be categorized based on their applications as follows:
The goal of thisSystem
Vinci Surgical project is anisexample
to improve therobot
of medical quality
tied of the ind
industrial robots, domestic or household robots, and medical up with a health care professional to conduct surgery inside
robots, commercial
military robots, segment
space robotsofandthe economy
humanoid robots[19].a patient’s body. It should be pointed however that robot is
(Table 2) [24]. not designed to replace medical practitioners, but instead
Manufacturing industry is one of the first adopters of help them ease up their tasks [27, 28].
According to Harmonized National Research
robotics technology where the nature of work is preliminary
and Development
In agriculture, Agenda
in order to alleviate (HNRDA) 2017 – 2
crop production
dull, dangerous, and dirty. Robots work hand in hand with and decreasing labor costs and other related expenditures,
human and Technology,
workers fromof Section
to accelerate speed productionIV of the framework
without robotic technologywhich covers
is openly thebyIndustry,
embraced farmers andEnergy
now and Em
compromising quality of products. In military, robotics is they are using self-guided tractors and harvesters which are
used to upgrade battlefield activities and to reduce human manifestation of robotics. Recent development of robot is
exposureemerging
to dangeroustechnology
environments[20]. Theto said
[25]. Due projectwith
high risk is in connection
sensors to supervisewith “AmBisyon
various Natin
crops diseases 2040,” having
so robots
of exposure to hazardous scenarios and life-threatening can prune, mow, and remove weeds.
the social fabric), Pagbabago (reducing inequality)
conditions by military men in action, the use of robots In miningand Kaunlaran
industry, (increasing
an application of robotics potential
technology growth). R
in the field was are now being accepted. They are used is in belt assessment scheme that is used to assist mining
in surveillance and patrolling and in discarding bombs. workers in fault detection. Another application of this is the
the pillar of “Kaunlaran” [21]. The government
Drones are type of aerial robot that is widely used in military hadvehicle
caterpillar’s integrated thetheAgenda
that allows miners to 2030, the Sustainable
move towards
activities, such as assessing areas of conflict, hazardous a deeper location without walking inside caves and mining
places is
andalso known
disaster as areas
incident the Global
where it Goals and theareas
can provide Philippine
[29]. Development Plan (PDP) 2017 -2022. SDG
real-time data acquisition and feedback information in their Food preparation is another milestone of robotics
respective data centers [26]. technology innovation. Moley Robotics had invented
development and no one left behind. It is a 15-years program with 17 goals, 169 targets and 232 i

program is Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, where robotics technology comes into picture
 TABLE II. SAMPLE IMAGES OF ROBOTS BASED ON APPLICATION
and unclean industrial tasks [23]. Robots can be categorized based on their applications as follows: industrial robots, domestic or
Category Sample Image
household robots, and medical robots, military robots, space robots and humanoid robots (Table 2) [24].
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TABLE II. SAMPLE IMAGES OF ROBOTS BASED ON APPLICATION

Table 2
Category
Sample Images of Robots based onSample Image
Application
Industrial Robots
Category Sample Image

Domestic Robots
IndustrialRobots
Industrial Robots

Domestic Robots
Domestic Robots

Domestic Robots

Medical Robots
Medical Robots

Medical Robots
Military Robots
Military Robots

Military Robots
Medical Robots

Humanoid
Humanoid
Robot Robot
Humanoid

Robot

Manufacturing industry is one of the first adopters of robotics technology where the nature of work is preliminary dul

dangerous, and dirty. Robots work hand in hand with human workers to accelerate speed of production without compromising qualit
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intelligent chef robots capable of preparing pre-programmed
menus using smart phones [30-31]. The ingredients prepared
in advance in food containers chosen by the person using
their smart phones will be cook by this robot.
IV. Factors Affecting the Robotics
Adoption in the Philippines
Robot density refers to the number of robots per 10,000
workers. Robotics density per country depends on the
facilitating factors, barriers and constrains of their adoption
as discussed in the succeeding paragraphs.
A. Facilitating Factors
Robots are means to raise productivity and the standard
of living. This robot adoption is happening globally at a very
fast paced. The rise of robotics is unparalleled as it is move
by five prevailing factors namely, political economy, national
agenda, industry reception, sociological and ethical factors.
B. Barriers and Constraints
Robotics technology offers wide advantages to different
industries, however there are also various reasons why certain
industry do not adopt this disruptive technology. Automated
technology often leads to the following constraints: fear
of job displacement, high cost of implementation, lack
of skilled workers, insufficient knowledge about the
technology, and fast phase technology innovation.
Micro small medium enterprise (MSME) refused
to adopt robotics in their businesses due to high cost of
initial purchase of robots. Alongside with this purchase of
robotic equipment is the need for training and equipping of
personnel on how to operate the machines. Since this is still
an emerging technology, most SMEs do not have sufficient
knowledge about this one. The government has not set
regulations for the full implementation of robotics in the
construction industry. The country has a very low adoption
of robotics, and it might be due to the fact that there are no
clear incentives offered by the government for those who will
embrace this system. Another concern of adopters is the fast
phase technology innovation nowadays which made them
fearful that their acquired technology will soon be obsolete
without even getting back their return of investment.
V. Impacts of Robotics
Robotics is one of the rising technologies that
bring economic growth, higher productivity, and labor
reinforcement. This robotics diffusion has both positive and
negative impact in the economy, industry, manufacturing
and labor and society.
A. Economy
Robotics revolution has turned human imagination
into creation. Over the last decades, robot diffusion in the
manufacturing sector has doubled worldwide. According to
Oxford Economics forecast, a 30% increase in the global
robot stock would lead to 5.3% GDP increased by 2030
which is equivalent to $4.9 trillion annually added to the
global economy. A 1% raise of robot stock in every worker is
predicted to have a 0.1% increase of output per worker in the
manufacturing industry while it is estimated that around 20
million jobs globally, will be displaced by 2030 due to robot
adoption, as per Oxford Economics [31-32]. Nowadays, AI is
being integrated with robots which made it superior over the
early types of robots. Sensors and cameras are integrated in
robots to make it more intelligent and human-like, expanding
the capabilities of these robot machines. From 2009 up to
2017, there was an enormous increased of robot sales with
a difference of 321,000 units of industrial robots for 8 years
of development and implementation.
In the Philippines, though robotics is at its beginning
stage, there are already adopters of this technology. SM
Supermalls, EPSON Philippines, Accenture Philippines, are
some of the early adopters of robotics technology. St. Luke’s
Medical City also began using Transoral Robotics Surgery.
The Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program
(SETUP) of DOST aims to support the micro, small, and
medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to boost their productivity.
Recently, Department of Science and Technology’s Metals
Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-
MIRDC) has inaugurated two private firms namely the Raw
Brown Sugar Milling Company Inc., and Sans Rival Cakes
& Pastries through Advanced Mechatronics, Robotics, and
Industrial Automation Laboratory Project (AMERIAL) to
complement the academic sector in improving the robotics
sector of the country.
B. Industry, Manufacturing and Labor
Robotics will change the labor demand from labor-
intensive, monotonous jobs into semi-automated or fully
automated robotics system. Even though the adoption of
industrial robots has taken dominion in the manufacturing
industry, there is only a minimal share of employment in this
sector, compared to 75% of employment from the service
industry, according to Oxford Economics. The adoption of
robots led to 1.3% decrease in the labor sector, from 2005 to
2014 [33]. It was estimated using the instrumental variable
approach, that the effect of this automation is -0.54% and
14% for developed and developing economies, respectively.
The advantages of adopting robotics technology in the
manufacturing industry results in reduced production
expenses, compressed work duration, improved site safety,
The Adoption and Inhibition of Robotics Technology in the Philippines Jo-Ann Magsumnol, et. al.
and better output quality [34]. Also, there are proposed
initiatives for the government to combat the possible job
loss effect of the said technology. The government may put
investment in training individuals to produce additional
technically skilled manpower and to guarantee generation
of employment opportunities.
C. Society
The diffusion of robots in the society is crucially affected
by the government. One of the impacts of the emergence of
robotics to society is the distraction of human lives, knowing
that robotics led to “creative destruction” of jobs. It opens
opportunities for new jobs, but it also displaces repetitive
types of jobs at the same time. Also, as robots continue to
be more sophisticated and complex, there is a need for a
collaborative work between engineers and sociologist in
order to address problems arising from social robots. Another
concern for using robots interacting with humans is the data
privacy issue, specifically when people perceived robots as
social being, then human could reveal confidential data to
robots [35].
VI. Policy Recommendations
The implementation of the system depends largely on
the standardization and regulation. Standards are vital
to guarantee product quality and systems safety during
operation process. Also, the set of standards crafted by
stakeholders should meet the global requirements of
the said technology. In order to have a global market,
it is important that every product passed international
standards. These standards are voluntary, but regulations
are compulsory. These are needed to keep global quality
of products. Examples of standard setting bodies are
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) [36].
Policies, rules and regulations and laws of implementation
of the robotics technology will be originating from the
government initiatives. Presented as follows are the policy
recommendations of each sector of the economy.
A. Labor and Employment
According to Philippine Statistics office, as of
December 2019 the Philippines population is 108.1
million and there are 42.4 million employed workers.
This number signifies the need for the government to
create more jobs for the employment of its citizens.
Policy makers are recommended to create policy drafts
that will promote deployment of robotics systems
nationwide. One of the main purposes of Association
of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration is to
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accelerate economic growth of neighboring countries.
To do so, robotics platform can be used to achieve this
ASEAN objective. Since robotics technology has the
capability to boost productivity, it could impact economic
growth of a nation. Currently, the adoption of robotics
in the country is still at its infancy stage. Therefore,
there is a need for the government to further promote its
adoption by different sectors of the society, by starting
to implement it in government agencies.
B. Human Resource Development and Education
The mainstreams of technical workers need to be
addressed in order to create and prepare pool of skilled
laborers equipped to do the tasks. Digital training skills
must be honed at this early stage in order to produce
a mass of technicians and engineers who are expert in
the development and application of robotics. The K-12
program of the government must align its curriculum
to include robotics tracks in STEM and ICT programs.
Through Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA), the government can re-skill and
up-skill the low skilled workers to adapt to this fourth
industrial revolution emerging technology. Distant
learning through online subscription can also be
capitalized by robotics enthusiasts which strengthens
the industry-academe linkage. Knowledge transfer from
robotics adopters can be provided to the students, future
workforce of the country. Thus, the next generation of
human resources will be well prepared.
In general, the robotics knowledge transfer is still broad
and liquid. With this, conferences and scientific papers can
contribute to knowledge dissemination. Likewise, robotics
competition also allows researchers to gain knowledge and
benchmark their development [37].
C. Government Policy and Laws
Government has an important role in promoting
robotics innovation in the country thru subsidies,
military needs, and strategies. In 2016, the Philippines
has already partnered with Universal Robotics. It is
suggested that the Philippine government should further
strengthened its linkages to robotics giants of the world
and draft policies and laws that gives tax incentives to
adopters of this technology, just like what US has done.
The government should also reinforce its scope and
capacity of implementing robotics policy in its agencies
and sectors on a national level. The government should
launch projects that will showcase the advantages of
embracing the technology. The AmBisyon 2040 of the
Philippine government supports technology adoption, as
one of its agenda from sustainable development goals.
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Engineering Research and Development Technology
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